Barrel-support.



H. K. LOSKAMP.

BARREL SUPPORT.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 25, 1908.

Patented Mayl8, 1909.

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BARREL- SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 25, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, I'IARRY K. LOSKAMP, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Hockville Center, Nassau county, State of NewYork, have invented certain vnew and useful Improvements in Barrel-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a sup )ort to be placed between the heads ofbarre s or simiar receptacles when packed for transportationin the holdof a vessel.

In accordance with the present practice the barrels are packed in tiers,those in.each tier placed head to head and bilge to bilge, and the tiersare so related that each barrel is head to bilge with those above andbelow it. At the ends of the alternate tiers, a space extends along theside or bulk-head of the vessel between such wall of the vessel and theheads of the barrels. (lord-wood or other comparatively cheap andconvenient material is commonly used to fill the spaces to preservestability, and prevent shifting of the cargo and consequent injury tothe vessel. The irregularity of such packing material as tocompressibility and tendency to settle, makes it diflicult to secureuniform and certain resistance to displacement. Furthermore, handling itis expensive and at the time of unloading, it is generally necessary todispose of the commodity thus employed at a loss.

With a view to avoiding expense, labor, uncertainty and consequentdanger incident to the use of loose packing material, the inventioncontemplates the provision of a frame or support to be placed betweenthe heads of the end barrels to hold them in position and preventshifting of the cargo. These supports are provided with oppositelydisposed barrel seats and are adapted to be placed in the spacedescribed between the end barrels of alternate tiers'engaging theneighboring sides of the barrels as hereinafter described.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is a perspective view ofa barrel support. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a barrel support ofslightly different construction, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of amultiple support of the preferred form, Fig. 4 is a fragmentarytransverse cross-sec-' tion, diagrammatic in nature, of a vessel loadedwith barrels showing supports of Fig. 3 in operation, Fig. 5 is alongitudinal Patented May 18, 1909.

Serial No. 428,217.

I cross-section of a vessel partially loaded with barrels, the axes ofthe latter being placed in the direction of the length of the vessel,instead of laterally as in Fig.5. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary horizontalsection of a vessel loaded with barrels showingarrangement of thebarrels in 9. tier.

The support of Fig. 1 consists of an upright bar 1 to the extremities ofwhich are attached the upper barrel seat 2 and the lower barrel seat 3op )ositely disposed. The seats are curved to it the barrels with whichthey are to be used at a point'about half way between the bilge and thehead. The barrel support of Fig. 2 consists of barrel seats 4 and 5connected by crossed bars 6 and 7 which are secured to each other at thepoint of intersection 8. T he multiple sup ort of Fig. 3 consists ofparallel upper and lower bars 9 and 10 connected by means of cross-bars11 laced opposite each other in pairs, one. of each palr on each lateralface of the up er and lower bars. The latter are provide with a seriesof barrel seats 12 on the u per bar and a series of corresponding barreseats 13 on the lower bar. Each seat 12 on the upper bar 9 is directlyopposite and corresponds to a seat 13 of the lower bar 10. These seatsare curved to fit the barrels.

In the operation of the device shown in the various figures from 1 to 3,the barrels are packed in tiers as shown in Figs. 4 to 6. Havingreference to Fig. 5 it will be noted must be used in each space, oneplaced between each pair of end barrels 19 and 23 of the tier above andbelow the particular space in question. It will be noted that the barrelseats of all the diflerent supports are spaced a distance substantiallyequal to the diameter of a barrel. The support of Figs. 3 or 4 isintended to extend the entire length of the space resting with the lowerbar 10 or 15 on the barrels 19. In the case of the support of Fig. 3, ofcourse the seats 13 that the tier 17 next above the bottom tier wouldengage the barrels. As the seats of the support of Fig. 4 are straight,the lower bar 15 bears tangentially against the barrels. l'he endbarrels 20 of. the second tier above that whiehthe lower art of thesupport engages are placed on t 10 upper bar either in the seats 12 orresting tangentially against the bar 14 depending upon the particularstyle of support which is employed.

lt is ap )arent that when t \us packed the end barrel seannot rock andthat shifting of the cargo as a whole is prevented.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 desire to seeure by LettersPatent is:

1. A removable support to be placed between the outer ends of the endbarrels of alternate tiers in a pile, consisting of a frame havingbarrel seats normally ina single ver tieal plane, the seats arranged inpairs, the

2. A removable support to be laced be- I tween the ends of the endbarrels o alternate horizontal tiers ina pile consisting of a framehaving seats normally in a single vertical plane, the seats curved insubstantially circular arcs and arranged one over the other on oppositesides of the frame, one-half of the seats being oppositely disposed tothe other half and spaced a distance therefrom greater than the diameterof the circle of which the curve of the seats is an arc.

Signed by me at New York, N. Y. this 23rd day of March 1908.

HARRY K. LOSKAMP.

Witnesses:

JENNIE A. MOONEY, W. H. HEAGERTY.

